How the fall of the studio system led to the creation of the role of casting director as we know it today, and how Lynn Stalmaster and Marion Dougherty defined the profession.

Guests: Dara Jaffe, Associate Curator at the Academy Museum; casting directors Kim Taylor-Coleman, former Academy President David Rubin, and Lora Kennedy.

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